How to XmlSerialize an Object that has an interface in it

[JPK]

I am having trouble with this. Here is a simle example

class A
{

string a;
ISomeInterface x;
}

....

XmlSerializer xmlSer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(A));

Exception:: + InnerException {"Cannot serialize member x of type
A, because it is an interface."}


I have tried [NonSerialized] but it doesn't work on interfaces

Thanks,

JIM

 

[Bjørn Brox]

JPK skrev:

I am having trouble with this. Here is a simle example

class A
{

string a;
ISomeInterface x;
}

...

XmlSerializer xmlSer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(A));

Exception:: + InnerException {"Cannot serialize member x of
type A, because it is an interface."}


I have tried [NonSerialized] but it doesn't work on interfaces

Use [XmlIgnore] in front of it.

 

[JPK]

I added that both in the class AND in the Interface but I still get the same
error.

XmlSerializer is Ignoring XmlIgnore


JIM

JPK skrev:

I am having trouble with this. Here is a simle example

class A
{

string a;
ISomeInterface x;
}

...

XmlSerializer xmlSer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(A));

Exception:: + InnerException {"Cannot serialize member x of type
A, because it is an interface."}


I have tried [NonSerialized] but it doesn't work on interfaces

Use [XmlIgnore] in front of it.

 

[Jeff Johnson]

XmlSerializer is Ignoring XmlIgnore

Funny, I always use [XmlIgnoreAttribute].

Your code should look like this:

class A
{

string a;

[XmlIgnoreAttribute]
ISomeInterface x;
}

When using any class derived from Attribute which ends with "Attribute" (and
I can't remember if they're required to or not) you can always drop that
"Attribute," so [XmlIgnore] and [XmlIgnoreAttribute] are identical.

 

[JPK]

My mistake, I missed one spot in a parent class

thanks,,


JIM

XmlSerializer is Ignoring XmlIgnore

Funny, I always use [XmlIgnoreAttribute].

Your code should look like this:

class A
{

string a;

[XmlIgnoreAttribute]
ISomeInterface x;
}